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Measuring the Information Society: The ICT Development Index
Geneva: ITU (2009), viii, 96 pp.
"In the developing world, mobile phones have revolutionised telecommunication and have reached an estimated average 49.5 per cent penetration rate at the end of 2008 – from close to zero only ten years ago. This is not only faster than any other technology in the past, but the mobile phone is also
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Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms
New York; London: Routledge (2009), vii, 343 pp.
"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati
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Comunicación y construcción de ciudadanía: Aportes para el desarrollo
Madrid: Libros de la Catarata; Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM) (2009), 157 pp.
"Esta obra parte de la idea de que sin comunicación no es posible el desarrollo, pues ésta compromete de manera participativa a todos los sectores que conforman nuestras sociedades. A pesar de la existencia de innumerables medios masivos, locales y globales, y de nuevas tecnologías de la informac
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News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment
London: Sage (2009), ix, 214 pp.
"This first book-length study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communication, offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of this emerging phenomenon. Going beyond - both geographically and theoretically - the ‘dumbing down’ discourse, largely confined to the
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Internationalizing Media Studies
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.
"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and
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Historical Dictionary of Journalism
Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press (2009), xliii, 387 pp.
"This Historical Dictionary of Journalism shows both sides of the picture. The dictionary presents entries on some of the finest newspapers as well as those of lesser repute, many exceptional journalists as well as others the profession would rather forget, major advances such as investigative repor
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Digital Diasporas: Identity and Transnational Engagement
Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2009), x, 275 pp.
"In the first full-length scholarly study of the increasingly important phenomenon of digital diasporas, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff examines how immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin use the internet. She argues that digital diasporas can ease security concerns in both the h
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The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics
New York; Abingdon: Routledge (2009), xiv, 398 pp.
"This Handbook encapsulates the intellectual history of mass media ethics over the past twenty-five years. Chapters serve as a summary of existing research and thinking in the field, as well as setting agenda items for future research. Key features include: up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of m
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Encyclopedia of Journalism
Thousand Oaks, Calif. et al.: Sage (2009), 6 vols.
"We examine the sustainability of Community radio (CR) as a tool towards achieving the overall development in the South Asian region. A cross-country comparison of CR in areas including people’s participation, regulatory scenarios, human resource development, technology usage trends, financial pra
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The International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture
London et al.: Sage (2008), xxi, 537 pp.
The Internet and the Mass Media
London: Sage (2008), xiv, 182 pp.
"This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Internet on media and mediated content industries. It explores and discusses the changes this emergent communications platform is engendering for the media and content industries and the implications of those changes. Its contents are d
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Use of Information and Communication Technology by the World's Children and Youth: A Statistical Compilation
Geneva: ITU (2008), vii, 83 pp.
Media Perception of Freedom of the Press: A Comparative International Analysis of 242 Codes of Ethics
Journalism, volume 9, issue 3 (2008), pp. 235-265
"This study explores perceptions of freedom of the press by those who practice it: journalists and media organizations. References to freedom of the press in codes of ethics worldwide were analyzed according to the respective characteristics of organizations and the political-economic status of each
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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.
"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural
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